The Rupee opened weaker on Friday, mirroring declines in Asian peers and showing little follow-through to ?the central bank's intervention-driven rally. The currency snapped its losing streak on Thursday, driven ?largely by aggressive pre-market dollar selling from the Reserve Bank of India ?that continued through the session, according to traders. The rupee had ?declined 2.5% over the previous nine days and was at risk of ?slipping to 97 for the first time before the intervention. Markets will be watching ?whether the RBI follows up with another round of intervention, a currency trader at a bank said. Such follow-through has at times been used in the past to reinforce ?the central bank’s discomfort with further rupee depreciation. The rupee will have to contend with weakness in most Asian peers, while drawing a measure of support from the pullback in oil. The dollar ?index held near ?a six-week high. Focus ?remained firmly on U.S.-Iran headlines for cues on progress in resolving the conflict. The dollar held near a six-week top on Friday, after a volatile ?overnight session on conflicting signals over a U.S.-Iran peace deal, though investors latched on to hopes of some progress. The mixed messages whipsawed markets overnight, though moves in currencies were largely subdued in early Asian trade on Friday as investors awaited more clarity. The dollar ?was a touch higher and stood at 99.24 against a basket of currencies , not far from its peak of 99.515 hit ?in the previous session, its highest since April 7. The euro dipped 0.03% to $1.1613, while the pound was flat at $1.3431. ?Sterling was set to gain 0.8% for the week, having fallen more than 2% last week due to political turmoil in Britain. The U.S. dollar's strength and persistently high ?oil prices ?have spelled pain for the yen , which on Friday struggled on the weaker side of 159 per dollar. It was 0.1% lower at 159.09 per dollar. Oil prices climbed ?on Friday as investors doubted the prospects of a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran peace talks, with the two sides stillat loggerheads on Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz. The market, however, ?remained headed for a weekly loss. Brent crude futures rose $2.38, or 2.3%, to $104.96 ?a barrel by 0034 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were up $1.73, or 1.8%, at $98.08.......